Vendor assurance · contracts

AI vendor and contract check

Assess AI suppliers, SaaS features and contracts before risks remain unresolved with legal, privacy or sales. We translate the AI Act, GDPR, vendor evidence and contract gaps into decision-ready advice.

Vendor check

10 business days

A vendor score and list of missing evidence

Concrete contract questions for the supplier or procurement

Clarity on AI Act role and risk route

GDPR, DPIA and FRIA signals per AI feature

Why vendor checks are commercially critical

Many organizations buy AI through existing SaaS, HR tech, finance tooling or generative AI features. Suppliers often say the product is safe or compliant, but your organization still needs to show what it uses, which role it has and which evidence is missing.

1

Provider/deployer remains unclear

A contract may mention AI features, but not who carries which AI Act duty during use, modification or resale.

2

Vendor evidence is too generic

Security certifications help, but they do not replace model information, logging, bias, human oversight or transparency evidence.

3

Contracts miss audit-ready terms

Without concrete duties on information, updates, incidents and data, procurement and legal carry open risks.

What we check

AI functionality, use case, contract scope and intended use

Provider/deployer/responsibility split per supplier and workflow

AI Act route: high-risk, transparency duty, GPAI chain, low risk or unclear

GDPR and processing: processor role, data flows, training data, logging and retention

Vendor evidence: documentation, model information, evaluations, bias, monitoring and incidents

Contract gaps: audit rights, change notifications, subprocessors, liability and exit

DPIA/FRIA signals and information needed for impact analysis

Human oversight, user transparency and appeal or escalation routes

Red/yellow/green vendor score with missing evidence

Decision memo with contract questions, risks and go/no-go or negotiation points

Approach in 10 business days

1

Scope and documents

We choose the supplier, contract, AI features, user group and decision point: purchase, renewal, pilot or customer question.

2

Evidence review

We review vendor docs, security/privacy materials, AI information, product claims, DPA, contract and procurement questions.

3

AI Act and GDPR mapping

We map role, risk route, data processing, transparency and possible DPIA/FRIA questions side by side.

4

Contract and governance gaps

We translate missing evidence into concrete contract questions, controls, monitoring and responsibilities.

5

Decision memo

You receive a short decision document with vendor score, open risks, negotiation points and next steps.

Who this works for

Procurement and vendor management

Teams that want to test AI purchasing without unpacking every contract from scratch.

Legal, privacy and compliance

Teams that need AI Act, GDPR, DPIA/FRIA and contractual duties in one decision view.

HR, finance and operations

Teams buying or renewing AI tools in processes where people, scores, access or oversight are affected.

SaaS and AI suppliers

Vendors that want to answer enterprise customer questions with clearer evidence, role split and contract explanation.

Afterwards you have

A vendor score and list of missing evidence

Concrete contract questions for the supplier or procurement

Clarity on AI Act role and risk route

GDPR, DPIA and FRIA signals per AI feature

A decision memo for purchase, renewal, pilot or customer conversation

Frequently asked questions

Is this a legal contract review?

This is an AI governance and compliance check on vendor evidence, AI Act roles, GDPR signals and contract gaps. For formal legal drafting, organizations work with their lawyer or legal adviser where needed.

Can you assess existing suppliers?

Yes. The check works for new suppliers, contract renewals, pilots and existing SaaS features where AI has become part of the product.

What if the vendor has little AI documentation?

Then we record that explicitly as a risk. You receive targeted questions about model information, data use, logging, bias, monitoring, incidents and human oversight.

Is this only for high-risk AI?

No. Transparency duties, GPAI chains, low-risk AI and unclear SaaS features can also create contractual or GDPR risks.

Can this help with enterprise sales?

Yes. For vendors, the check can help answer customer questions about the AI Act, GDPR, security, bias and evidence more consistently.

Do not let vendor claims replace evidence.

Start with the Gap Intake. We then determine which supplier, contracts and AI features belong in the first check.

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